During the morning of the 26th May two men went off in their yawl, the Diano, to fish in St. Andrews Bay. A strong S.E.
gale came up about 11 A.M., and the men were unable to get their boat into harbour. As the sea was very...
Dr. TROLLOPE, of Hastings, has forwarded the following interesting communication, in reply to a request from the Committee of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, on a case of drowning which he successfully treated on the MARSHALL HALL method...
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Turning back the clock', Guide of Dunkirk dressed overall after 'her naming at Cadgwith, Cornwall, on June 14, 1947. During her years of service she launched 15 times and saved 17 lives.
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The passages of two new life-boats to their stations are described here by men who were aboard. The first account, reproduced by courtesy of the Eastern Daily Press in which it appeared on 28th October, 1964, is written by Dr. P. S. Barclay,...
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IT is with extreme regret that we have to announce the decease of this much-lamented and valued gentleman, by which event the Shipwreck Institution has been deprived of one of its founders, and of its first Chairman of Committee. For a...
Category: Obituaries
In The Crinan Canal The Converted " John Groome " On Her Way To Skye. - View image in PDF
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The Scarborough Motor Life-boat on 24th January, 1937, on her way to stand by fishing-boats. - View image in PDF
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The Clan Malcolm, of Glasgow, a 6000-ton steamer with a crew of 75, which went ashore in a dense fog. (See page 568.). - View image in PDF
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Meet the team Lifeboat crew, shore helpers, station officials and fundraising volunteers stand proudly with their new Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, boathouse and slipway at Tenby in Pembrokeshire Photo: Nigel Millard. - View image in PDF
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David Coxjoined Wells lifeboat crew in 1943 and was appointed coxswain in 1960; he was awarded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum in 1964 and 1973 and the silver medal in 1979.
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